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Diet of The North African Green Frog Pelophylax saharicus in The Wetlands of Edough (north- eastern of Algeria)

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The diet of the North African green frog Pelophylax saharicus was studied with the aim of exploring the variation in diet among males and females. Food data were recovered by analyzing stomach contents. The field study was carried out at the Edough Peninsula in northeastern Algeria. The frog diet was studied by categorizing122 animal fragments in the stomachs of 19 males and 25 females. Frogs ate a wide variety of invertebrates. The diet of P. saharicus was dominated by four prey categories (Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Odonata, and Diptera). The food spectrum consisted mainly of insects, which represent more than 85% of the diet. Hymenoptera and beetles are particularly important with 19% and 34%, respectively. Annelids represent 7%, Arachnids 4% and Gastropods 3% of the prey eaten by P. saharicus.

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10.21608/ejabf.2022.262088

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Diet. Edough Peninsula, Invertebrates, Pelophylax saharicus

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Fafani

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Driouche

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fanydriouche@gmail.com

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Nadia

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Ziane

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ziane23@yahoo.fr

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26

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5

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36591

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2022-09-01

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2022-09-29

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2022-09-01

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429

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443

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1110-6131

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2536-9814

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Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries

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https://ejabf.journals.ekb.eg/

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Diet of The North African Green Frog Pelophylax saharicus in The Wetlands of Edough (north- eastern of Algeria)

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22 Jan 2023